crew menbers

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Keywords: Korea 1951-52

original crew member

Comments: Original crew member when ship was new, named yms-415, Would like to hear from anyone who served on ship, also any original crew out there?

Keywords: YMS 415

Chatterer Turn over AMS 40

Comments: I was serving on board the Chatterer when it was turned over to the Japanese Navy On Feb 1955. In fact I trained all the officers on the use and maintanence of all the electrical minesweeping equipment. From there I went back to long Beach to pick up the uss Shea to finish out my duty tour. I lost all my notes and pictures of all the events that took place. But there were 4 minesweepers turned over at that time. Wow the time flies... The last I remember of her was in Sasebo Harbor, When they raised the Japanese flag, as it left the dock after the shake down cruise.....

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Chatterer Turn over AMS 40

Comments: I was serving on board the Chatterer when it was turned over to the Japanese Navy On Feb 1955. In fact I trained all the officers on the use and maintanence of all the electrical minesweeping equipment. From there I went back to long Beach to pick up the uss Shea to finish out my duty tour. I lost all my notes and pictures of all the events that took place. But there were 4 minesweepers turned over at that time. Wow the time flies... The last I remember of her was in Sasebo Harbor, When they raised the Japanese flag, as it left the dock after the shake down cruise.....

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Old crew member

Comments: I happened to see a note on the USS Shea and in tracking back I hit the ams40.... I took that ship over to Japan in 1955 , Can.t remember all the details, But returned to Long beach to the Shea For my last year of rervice. I was in Charleston, on the Barbett, and Chatterer, and one other for two tears. 54 annd 55

Keywords: I was a crew member on the ams 40 1954 /1955, tansfered to the USS shea DM30 1955, and was discharged jan 1956 from Shea at long Beach

Commander Mine Squadron SEVEN

Comments: Looking to communicate with Mine Squadron SEVEN personnel, any time period and USS Gallant sailors any period.

Keywords: Minesweeper, MSO, Mine Squadron SEVEN, Mine Squadron NINE, Mine Division 71, Mine Division 72, Mine Division 73, Mine Division 91, Mine Division 92, Mine Division 93 USS Gallant (MSO-439)

USS Chaterer Info wanted

Comments: Looking for information on Robert G. Charles who was on the Chatterer at one time. Don't know his rank (Lt JG?) or years. Am doing research on ships he served on during his career

Keywords: USS Chatterer

USS Chatterer duty

Comments: I was an ET on the Chatterer from Dec 1951-Dec 1952. We swept 5 magnetic mines at Wonsan Harbor. Sam Lorenz was Skipper part of that time. Jim Odem relieved him. The Chatterer nearly sunk when the shaft bearing broke in Chinnampo harbor. We were kept afloat by tying to a Canadian destroyer until the pumps started working. The shaft was immobilized and we were towed back to Sasebo. I was transferred to the USS Devastator (AM-318)to finish out my hitch

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Service aboard Chatterer

Comments: Served aboard Chatterer wth Capt Odem. Rip Miller was XO. I was the lone Gunner's Mate. Left in Jul 53 for the states aboard Redstart. Went to Submarine school and spent the remainder of 21 years in Submarines.

Keywords: Served on Chatterer from Jun 52 to Jul 53, transferred to Redstart for trip home.

Mine Sweeping Squadron

Comments: MINE SWEEPING SQUADRON - USS CHATTERER AMS

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Duty On USS Chatterer

Comments: MINE SQUADRON SEVEN

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Duty On USS Chatterer

Comments: I served on the Chatterer from 1/49 to 6/51. I was the ships yeoman, a 20mm gunner on GQ, and a hookup man on the sweep detail.

Four of the sweepers in our squadron were sunk in the first year of the Korean War. The PIRATE and PLEDGE(AM)s were sunk in Wonsan. MAGPIE and PARTRIDGE (AMS)s were sunk elsewhere, on different dates, along the east coast. My best friend,Ted, was, and still is, on the PARTRIDGE. While we were on sweep operations in Wonsan, I observed a South Korean (AMS) being blown into by an influence mine. There were at least two other vessels sunk by mines during our visit there; a US Army tugboat and a Japanese minesweeper.

Besides the previous mentioned minesweepers there were in our squadron;(AMS)class: REDHEAD, MOCKINGBIRD, OSPREY,and KITE. The other (AM)s were: MAINSTAY, INCREDIBLE and

Keywords: EM Daniel Bella and SO Ted Pringle were my closest friends. PARTRIDGE was our sister ship. Wonsan Harbor was our biggest and deadlest project.

Finding crew members

Comments: Searching for Lt. JG. Charles Davidson, Executive Officer. Also searching for Lt. Sam Lorenz, Skipper.

Keywords: USS Chatterer AMS40 04/51 through 08/52 DeGraffenreid

Ship's History - Korean War Service

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From: Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships

USS CHATTERER (AMS-40)

USS YMS-415, a 272-ton auxiliary motor minesweeper, was built at Cleveland, Ohio. Commissioned in October 1944, she was assigned to the Pacific, where she participated in operations off Okinawa in June 1945. Following the Japanese surrender, YMS-415 was active in mine clearance efforts in the vicinity of Japan. She was redesignated a motor minesweeper (AMS) in February 1947 and renamed Chatterer (AMS-40).

Stationed in Japan when the Korean War began in June 1950, Chatterer soon joined the effort to search for and clear enemy minefields in the combat zone. She was retained in the Western Pacific after the conflict ended and was redesignated MSC(O)-40 in February 1955.

Chatterer was loaned to Japan the following April and renamed Yurishima for service in the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force. Returned to the U.S. Navy in 1967, she was sold for scrapping in September 1969.

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